Top Tech Startups in California, US in 2026

Exponent is a community-based learning platform that helps you prepare for tech interviews in product management, engineering and more. Exponent offers premium courses, hands-on coaching and a community of learners to help you advance your career.

Thor’s Hall is building a performance-based network for creators, publishers, marketers and online communities. We help partners monetize their audiences without having to build the technical infrastructure themselves. Thor’s Hall handles dedicated landing pages, campaign tracking, reporting and partner management while our partners focus on bringing quality traffic through the channels they already understand. Our model is simple: if a partnership generates revenue, everyone involved shares in the results. We currently focus on online gaming and iGaming, with the goal of building a wider network of creators, publishers and growth partners across multiple markets. We are still early, which means the people joining now have the opportunity to help shape how Thor’s Hall grows, test new acquisition strategies and potentially develop long-term partnerships as the network expands.

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BEBURAS is a decentralized venture technology syndicate building, funding and scaling technology ventures. We partner with founders, investors and enterprises across Europe, Africa, Asia and North America to provide venture building, fundraising, AI, technology delivery and strategic execution capabilities. By combining capital access, engineering expertise, AI and deep technology, we create a unified execution model for ambitious technology ventures. Core capabilities: Venture Building, Fundraising, Technology Delivery, AI, Technical Due Diligence, Strategic Partnerships, Deep Technology and Digital Transformation. One Partner. Total Execution.

Apt is building an AI-native workplace for building and measuring professional capability through real work. Today, people are largely evaluated through CVs, degrees, interviews, and credentials, claims about what they can do. We believe a better signal is what someone actually does when given meaningful work. Apt gives people a realistic workplace where they can take on roles, solve real problems, collaborate with AI coworkers and other people, make decisions, and build a verifiable history of how they think, collaborate, and execute.

VAMOS (vamosx.co) helps local taxis compete with market giants, using technology designed to optimise costs, increase profits, and connect millions of people worldwide. Traditional taxi drivers face fierce competition from Uber and Lyft, often losing market share and revenue. VAMOS’s cutting-edge B2B2C technology levels the playing field, streamlining operations, attracting more riders, reducing costs, and increasing earning potential from both rides and deliveries. Introducing VAMOS: revolutionising transportation for island destinations by equipping local taxi drivers with advanced technology to reach more riders and boost their earnings. Our intuitive app delivers smarter, faster, and greener rides, transforming every journey into a seamless experience. Sustainability impact: At VAMOS, we are committed to creating a lasting positive impact in destinations around the world. By allocating a percentage of our revenue to community development initiatives, we directly support local education, infrastructure, and environmental conservation efforts.

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